MARINE HARVEST DEVELOPING EMPLOYEES
- 18 November 2017
The UK’s largest salmon processing company has recently become approved by the Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland (REHIS) to deliver top quality Food Safety and Hygiene training with a commitment to rolling it out to each and every member of its workforce. The 200,000 square foot site, with a workforce of almost 600, situated […]
REHIS RESPOND TO SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT PETITION ON USE OF GLUE BOARDS IN PEST CONTROL
- 18 November 2017
The Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland (REHIS) have submitted a comment to the Scottish Parliament on the petition lodged to urge the Scottish Government to ban the sale and use of glue traps and boards in Scotland, for consideration by the Committee. Glue traps are indiscriminate and can cause prolonged suffering to any animal […]
FOOD BUSINESS OPERATOR LOSES APPEAL AGAINST MANSLAUGHTER
- 18 November 2017
A food business operator who was jailed after a customer died from an allergic reaction to a curry has failed in a bid to have his conviction overturned. Paul Wilson, 38, from Sheffield suffered a severe anaphylactic shock in 2014 after eating a takeaway containing peanuts from the Indian Garden in North Yorkshire. Mohammed Zaman, […]
CONSUMERS BUY MORE HIGH FAT, SALT AND SUGAR FOODS ON PROMOTION THAN HEALTHIER ITEMS
- 13 November 2017
A review, published by NHS Health Scotland, studies the impact of promotions on high fat, sugar and salt (HFSS) food and drink on consumer purchasing and consumption behaviour, and the impact of retail based interventions on promotions. The review found that the uptake of promotions on HFSS foods is much higher than for promotions on […]
CAMPYLOBACTER LEVELS IN UK-PRODUCED CHICKEN
- 7 November 2017
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) have published the last set of results from its third survey of campylobacter contamination in fresh shop bought UK-produced chickens. The full year’s result show that on average, across the entire market, 6.5% of chickens tested positive for the highest level of contamination which is down from 19.7% in 2014/15 […]
DECLINE IN LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REPORT PUBLISHED
- 7 November 2017
Keep Scotland Beautiful have published a report revealing the impact of declining local environmental quality on Scotland’s communities. The report, Local Environmental quality in decline – further analysis, is based on data from over 14,000 surveys across Scotland. It confirms that there has been a marked increase in the presence of litter, flytipping and graffiti […]
ERRINGTON CHEESE WILL NOT FACE PROSECUTION OVER E.COLI DEATH
- 26 October 2017
The Crown Office has announced that no criminal proceedings are to be brought against a cheese manufacturer over an E.coli outbreak in which a three-year-old girl died. The Crown Office said Errington Cheese Ltd or its owners would not face prosecution over the child's death in September 2016. A criminal prosecution is still possible if […]
GLASGOW TO INTRODUCE SCOTLAND’S FIRST LOW EMISSION ZONE BY 2018
- 17 October 2017
Nicola Sturgeon has announced that work is already underway to implement the country’s first low emission zone (LEZ). Glasgow City Council is partnering with the Scottish Government to prepare the LEZ design and proposals that will improve air quality in Glasgow. The final design of the Glasgow LEZ will be informed by the guiding principles […]
NEW ADVICE ON EATING RUNNY EGGS
- 17 October 2017
Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has published revised advice to consumers on eating raw or lightly cooked eggs. Young children, pregnant woman and the elderly can now safely eat raw or lightly cooked eggs that are produced under the British Lion Code of practice. The revised advice follows a report from the Advisory Committee on the […]
GLASGOW CITY CENTRE COMMERCIAL WASTE PILOT TO BE ROLLED OUT ACROSS CITY
- 17 October 2017
Glasgow City Council‘s pilot project to tackle issues around commercial waste in the city centre is to be rolled out in phases across the Glasgow over the next 17 months. The pilot project began on April 3 in eight city centre locations with the primary aim of substantially reducing the adverse impact of the then […]
TICK AND LYME DISEASE SYMPOSIUM
- 13 October 2017
Tick and Lyme disease symposium Christine M Morrison, Chartered EHO, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar NHS Western Isles and the Scottish Health Protection Network held a symposium on Tick and Lyme disease at Sgoil Lionacleit, Isle of Benbecula on 11 August 2017. Over sixty delegates from a number of different organisations attended, in person and across […]
FIRST REHIS TRAINING COURSE FOR COWAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL DEEMED SUCCESSFUL
- 10 October 2017
REHIS is delighted to announce that one of its newest centres, Cowal Community Hospital has successfully delivered its first REHIS training course. Candidates working throughout the Isle of Bute locality undertook the REHIS Elementary Food Hygiene Course on 30 August in Rothesay on the beautiful Isle of Bute. The course was delivered by Pauline Murty, […]
